Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday mocked President Donald Trump for the very rowdy reception he received from Knicks fans while attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
“The team didn’t want this,” Kimmel pointed out. “So they were smart. They tried something clever: They showed him on the Jumbotron during the national anthem when it’s frowned upon to boo.”
Indeed, that’s the precise moment Trump was featured on the massive screen above the court. But, as Kimmel noted: “That strategy did not work at all.”
The crowd jeered and booed the president as he stood and saluted during the anthem.
“They say that was the loudest the president has been booed at a sporting event since Abe Lincoln flipped the coin at the Cotton Bowl,” Kimmel cracked.
Yet, what happened next really caught Kimmel’s attention.
“It was nap time,” Kimmel said over footage of the president seemingly dozing off during the game. Trump, he said, “spent who knows how many millions of taxpayer dollars to get there, and he goes out like a light.”
Kimmel was stunned that anyone could nod off during such a pivotal event.
“Who can fall asleep during the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden?” he asked. “Do you know how out of it you have to be?”
Kimmel also reminded viewers that Trump used to attack former President Joe Biden, calling him “Sleepy Joe” for his lack of energy.
“I hope Joe Biden was watching this and laughing his ass off last night,” Kimmel said.
The Knicks had been on a historic 13-game winning streak until the president turned up, Kimmel noted.
“Basically, he did to the Knicks last night what he’s gonna do to Republicans in Congress come November,” Kimmel said. “He hit ’em with a jinx.”
See more in his Tuesday night monologue: